title: Achilles tendon ruptures operated on under local anesthesia. Retrospective study of 81 nonhospitalized patients.
abstract: During a 6-year period, 97 patients with an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon were operated on under local anesthesia as outpatients. At follow-up, 5/81 patients had some discomfort. A rerupture occurred in 3 patients shortly after commencing weight bearing and after substantial traumas. We conclude that there is no need to hospitalize patients with an Achilles tendon rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Køge Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sejberg
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalsgaard
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture